Please note: WaPhoJo is on vacation and will return with new postings on Thursday, August 21, 2008.

Images from Bear Invasion XII, a fundraising gathering of big men and their admirers, August 8-10, 2008, in Washington, D.C., hosted by the District of Columbia Bear Club. Proceeds from weekend donations will go to Brother Help Thyself, an organization through which member-clubs raise and disburse funds to AIDS service providers and the GLBTQ community. Visit the Bear Invasion XII Photo Gallery to see more and order prints.